Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
THEOBALD
There are approximately 4,600 people named Theobald in the UK. That makes it the 2,280th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 73 are named Theobald.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
TheoboldThibault
Theobalde
Theobalds
Thebald
Thebbald
Theboald
Theabald
Thebold
Theabold
Theabould
Theobaldi
Theobaldo
Theobaldt
Theoballds
Theobaldis
Theobalt
Theobaldin
Theobal
Theobalte
Thebalde
Theebald
The Theobald surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
God's power; but in the Saxon Theobald signifies powerful or bold over the people. In the Saxon Psalter theod is the same as gentes, and the English nation is often called Engla-Theod. See Tibbits.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
THEOBALD. The personal name ; from which have also arisen the following surnames : Theobalds, Tibbald, Tipple, Tipkins, Tippet, Tippets, Tibbats, Tibbets, Tibbs, Tubb, Tubbs, Tubby.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.